The Press United | International News https://thepressunited.com/ The Press United is Daily news analysis website. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:09:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://thepressunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1-32x32.png The Press United | International News Analysis, Viewpoint https://thepressunited.com/ 32 32 noThe Press United is Daily news analysis website.The Press United | International News Signs point to Kim Jong Un preparing for a Trump-Kim summit https://thepressunited.com/news/signs-point-to-kim-jong-un-preparing-for-a-trump-kim-summit/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:09:41 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193111 As talk of a possible Trump-Kim summit grows in 2026, shifts in North Korea’s domestic political events suggest Kim Jong Un is quietly preparing to meet Donald Trump. The U.S. president told reporters on Oct. 12 that he “may” meet Kim during an Asia trip next month. That trip includes the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit […]

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]]> The Press United | International News Chongjin railway official expelled after bribing his way into party school https://thepressunited.com/news/chongjin-railway-official-expelled-after-bribing-his-way-into-party-school/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:09:31 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193109 North Korea has expelled a Chongjin railway official from the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea in an October 2026 party school bribery case. The wife of the official he pushed aside exposed the scheme in a formal complaint. The official at the Chongjin Railway Bureau had paid large bribes to win a seat at the […]

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]]> The Press United | International News North Korean mothers sent to China struggle with years apart from their children https://thepressunited.com/news/north-korean-mothers-sent-to-china-struggle-with-years-apart-from-their-children/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:09:23 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193107 Married women in their mid-40s make up a growing share of the North Korean workers sent to China in 2026. Many of them left young children at home, and the long separation is taking a heavy emotional toll, according to a Daily NK source in China. In the past, Pyongyang mostly sent young, unmarried women […]

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]]> The Press United | International News Farm workers balk as Pyongyang pushes electronic payment cards https://thepressunited.com/news/farm-workers-balk-as-pyongyang-pushes-electronic-payment-cards/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:09:44 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193105 North Korean authorities are pressing South Pyongan province farm workers to load their savings onto electronic payment cards, saying the cashless shift will prevent lost money and make everyday transactions easier. Many farm workers, however, suspect a thinly veiled bid to pull private cash into state banks and track how money moves. The Mundok county […]

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]]> The Press United | International News MOFA, MOHW host annual health, welfare forum https://thepressunited.com/updates/mofa-mohw-host-annual-health-welfare-forum/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:46:16 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193103 Organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 2026 Global Health and Welfare Forum in Taiwan is underway through Oct. 20 in Taipei City, underscoring government commitment to continued exchange with allies and like-minded partners’ health agencies.   Themed “The Future of Global Care: Achieving Trust-Centric Digital Health,” […]

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]]> The Press United | International News Taiwan, Philippines convene agricultural, fisheries meeting https://thepressunited.com/updates/taiwan-philippines-convene-agricultural-fisheries-meeting/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:46:46 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193101 The 13th Taiwan-Philippines agricultural and fisheries cooperative meeting was held Oct. 16 in the Philippines, according to the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.   During the one-day meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues, including joint research on bananas, digital agriculture, prevention and management of African swine fever, and agricultural and […]

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]]> The Press United | International News How Kim Jong Un’s state is taming trade outside North Korea’s general markets https://thepressunited.com/news/how-kim-jong-uns-state-is-taming-trade-outside-north-koreas-general-markets/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:09:26 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193099 Where do North Koreans buy their food and daily necessities in 2026? Most still go to the general markets that have anchored the country’s private economy for two decades. A growing share of trade, however, now happens outside their gates: in state-run grain stores, private shops, wholesale warehouses and even over the phone. North Korea’s […]

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]]> The Press United | International News Satellite data trace a drainage route from North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant to the Ryesong River https://thepressunited.com/news/satellite-data-trace-a-drainage-route-from-north-koreas-pyongsan-uranium-plant-to-the-ryesong-river/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:09:45 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193097 Satellite imagery shows a wastewater pond below North Korea’s Pyongsan uranium plant repeatedly expanding and shrinking between February and September 2026. The fluctuations keep alive concerns that toxic runoff from the plant could reach the nearby Ryesong River. After an earlier review of optical imagery, I used radar data to track changes in the pond’s […]

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]]> The Press United | International News MOFA welcomes Marshall Islands delegation https://thepressunited.com/updates/mofa-welcomes-marshall-islands-delegation/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:46:44 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193095 The Oct. 17-24 visit by a seven-member Marshall Islands delegation led by Natural Resources and Commerce Minister Anthony Muller and Mrs. Muller is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.   According to the MOFA, during his stay, Muller will take part in the joint committee meeting of the Taiwan-Marshall Islands Economic Cooperation Agreement […]

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]]> The Press United | International News MOEA holds APEC digital health forum https://thepressunited.com/updates/moea-holds-apec-digital-health-forum/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:46:40 +0000 https://thepressunited.com/?p=193093 The Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration staged the Asia-Pacific Economy Cooperation Digital Health Forum Oct. 16 in Taipei City, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs.   The forum drew nearly 100 participants, including experts and business representatives from APEC members Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as representatives from Taiwan’s own […]

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